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Royal Inauguration Of Waves4power’s Wave Power System
Together with a 10-year old from the area, His Majesty King Harald of Norway attended the official inauguration of Waves4Power’s wave power system on Thursday, 21 September. It was a festive occasion in Fosnavåg on the Norwegian west coast when His Majesty King Harald opened the wave power system together with Arthur Pettersson-Kieffer, the winner of the drawing contest, the subject ...
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Columbia Power and University of Washington complete successful test of low-power wave energy system for DARPA
Columbia Power—the worldwide leader in direct-drive wave-power systems for both utility-scale and low-power applications—is pleased to announce the successful test of an autonomous, low-power wave-energy-system as part of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Tactical Undersea Network Architecture (TUNA) program. The prototype design, build and offshore test was ...
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Mediterranean Blue Energy Delegation Visit
Last week, Waves4Power hosted a study visit from members of the Maestrale project, part of the Interreg MED Programme. This project aims to lay the basis for a Maritime Energy Deployment Strategy in the Mediterranean. The delegation, from Southern Europe energy agencies, universities and other institutions engaged in marine energy, visited Gothenburg and Waves4Power to study marine energy ...
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The First Tests of Wave Power at Runde Are Now Accomplished and The Wave Power Buoy Waveel 3.0 is Towed to Fiskåholmen
Waves4Power wave power plant at Runde has produced power since June 2, 2017. The aim of the Runde demonstration system was proof of concept and to gather important data for the development of WaveEL 4.0, Next Generation and serial production of wave power systems. The plan was from the beginning that all tests would be completed before Christmas 2017 and that the wave power buoy WaveEL 3.0 would ...
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Ocean Power Technologies Wins £1.5 Million Award in UK To Spur Development of Higher Output PowerBuoy
PENNINGTON, N.J. - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT)(AIM:OPT) (“OPT” or the “Company”) announces that its subsidiary, Ocean Power Technologies, Ltd, based in Warwick, England has been awardeda £1.5 million (approximately $2.3 million) grant from the South West of England Regional Development Agency (“SWRDA”) for the development of its next ...
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Resolute Marine Limited Wins Horizon 2020 Grant
The European Union recently awarded Resolute Marine Limited a €50k SME Instrument Phase 1 grant for a project entitled “Demonstration of the economic feasibility of a wave powered desalination system.” The grant will enable Resolute to upgrade the financial models associated with the deployment of its first Wave2OTM project in Cape Verde and will complement the site ...
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SDE Energy Forms Joint Venture With Green Energy International
SDE Energy Ltd., the world leader in the planning, construction and marketing of power stations which produce electricity from sea waves, has entered into a joint venture with Green Energy International ("GEI") for the development of a 50 MW sea wave power plant along the coastline of the Republic of Ecuador. The joint-venture company to be formed by SDE and GEI, SDE Ecuador, may also develop ...
By SDE. Ltd
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C·Power Selected for WPTO Small Business Innovation Project
C·Power was selected for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) as part of its $4.4 million award announcement. The project - Wave Energy Power Generation System for Hybrid Oil and Gas Drill Rigs - will explore opportunities for wave energy to offset the carbon cost of conventional offshore energy sourcing. C·Power ...
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Ocean Power Technologies Awarded $4.8 Million by US Department of Energy
PENNINGTON, N.J. - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) ("OPT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has won two new funding awards totaling $4.8 million from the US Department of Energy (“DoE”). OPT plans to use the first award, for $2.4 million, in connection with the construction and deployment of one of its PB150 ...
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Ocean Power Technologies Appoints New Vice President of Operations
PENNINGTON, N.J. - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) (“OPT” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael G. Kelly as Vice President of Operations. Mr. Kelly, 50, joins OPT with thirty years of experience in the marine industry, spanning design, manufacturing, deployment and field service of large, ...
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Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Year Ended April 30, 2010
PENNINGTON, N.J. - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) (“OPT” or “the Company”) announces its financial results for the year ended April 30, 2010. Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Highlights Revenue grew by 26% to $5.1 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, compared to $4.0 million for the same period in 2009. ...
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C-Power and BIRNS Connect on SeaRAY Autonomous Offshore Power System Demonstration
A key aspect of succeeding in business is building meaningful connections. That’s why BIRNS, Inc. and C-Power are pleased to announce their new partnership in support of C-Power’s demonstration of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS) at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site in Hawaii. BIRNS is supplying BIRNS Millennium subsea connectors and cable assemblies for ...
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Ocean Power Technologies Expands Relationship with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
PENNINGTON, N.J. - Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT and London Stock Exchange AIM: OPT) ("OPT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has expanded its relationship with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (“MES”) with the signing of a new contract to develop OPT’s PowerBuoy technology for its application in Japanese sea conditions. Under this ...
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Eaton`s Mass Notification System Enhances Emergency Communications for MillerCoors Brewery
Power management company Eaton announced it has been selected by MillerCoors to provide an integrated emergency communications solution for the company's mega brewery in Fort Worth, Texas. MillerCoors has deployed Eaton's ALERiTY® mass notification platform to enhance emergency communications capabilities at the brewer's 150-acre facility, which has more than 700 employees. "A facility of ...
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Pelamis Wave Power Selects Pulsant to Safeguard Vital Data in the Cloud
Custom built cloud & connectivity solution frees Pelamis engineers to focus on developing renewable energy technology Cloud, connectivity and hosting provider, Pulsant, is supporting Pelamis Wave Power by helping to manage, backup and store data vital to the development of its world-leading wave energy technology. With operations in Edinburgh and Orkneysupporting two Pelamis wave ...
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C-Power Expands Renewable, Autonomous Offshore Power System With RigNet’s Data and Communication Solutions
Columbia Power Technologies, Inc. (C-Power) and RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET), a leading provider of ultra-secure telecommunications and intelligent networking solutions, today announced a collaboration in which RigNet will provide a comprehensive set of data and communications solutions for C-Power’s autonomous offshore power systems (AOPS). The solutions will provide upstream and downstream ...
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Carbon Trust supports Wave Energy Scotland’s first £7 million technology innovation competition
Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a new research and development body funded by the Scottish Government, is open for business with the launch of its first international technology innovation competition. Part of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, WES is issuing a competitive project call for innovative power take-off (PTO) systems. Applications are invited from innovative technology developers who ...
By Carbon Trust
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MIT develops nontoxic way of generating portable power
The batteries that power the ubiquitous devices of modern life, from smartphones and computers to electric cars, are mostly made of toxic materials such as lithium that can be difficult to dispose of and have limited global supplies. Now, researchers at MIT have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials. The new ...
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Ocean Power Technologies awarded $1.0 Million by U.S. Department of Energy
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT) ("OPT" or "the Company") today announced that it has won a $1.0 million funding award from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to enhance the commercial viability of its PowerBuoy(R) wave-energy systems through mechanical component design changes to maximize power-to-weight output ratios and reduce overall installed capital costs. Under the award ...
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Eco Wave Power for Its Path-Breaking Innovation in the Field Of Wave Energy Generation
Based on its recent analysis of the wave energy generation market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Eco Wave Power with the 2012 European Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation for developing and implementing an all-round solution for effective energy harvesting from waves. "Driven by the energy crisis around the globe, an escalation of activities in newer forms of renewable ...
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